Besides being a world traveler, Nancy has also visited many of the American States. Has she been to yours yet? You can click on the state abbreviation below to check on a particular state, on browse by region. There are many instances where Nancy visits a specific state, but the name of the town where the action occurs is fictional (changed to protect the innocent?), perhaps reflecting a typical or composite community of real towns in the area.

When I list the titles by state, I use the numbering system from the "classic" series; also included in the lists are sites found in the Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys SuperMysteries series ("SMys") and the Nancy Drew Files series ("NDF"). Also, anyone familiar with the local geography of any of these sites, please let me know if I have inadvertantly called your area "fictional!" Also, I admit that I have not read all the Files or SuperMysteries, and may have missed some of traveling from those stories.

WEST

ALASKA

• Anchorage - Be-a-Detective #5 Alaskan Mystery
• Anchorage - NDF#53 Trail of Lies

ARIZONA

• #5 The Secret at Shadow Ranch (basis for Her Interactive game #10)
• near Apache Junction - #62 The Kachina Doll Mystery
• Phoenix (secondary location) - #75 Mystery of the Emerald-Eyed Cat
• Sonoran Desert - #111 The Secret at Solaire
• Tucson - SMys Copper Canyon Conspiracy

CALIFORNIA

• San Francisco - #82 The Clue in the Camera
• San Francisco - #95 The Silent Suspect
• Cherry Creek (fictional town in Marin County) - #104 The Mystery of the Jade Tiger
• Lake Tahoe area (also Nevada) - #118 The Trouble at Lake Tahoe
• San Francisco - #122 The Message in the Haunted Mansion
• Big Sur - #138 The Legend of the Lost Gold
• Seabreak (fictional town in Northern CA) - #153 Whispers in the Fog
• Santa Clara, Los Angeles - Be-a-Detective #6 The Missing Money Mystery
• Santa Teresa (fictional town 100 miles north of Los Angeles) - SMys Dangerous Games
• Hollywood - SMys Hollywod Horror
• Los Angeles/San Diego - SMys Process of Elimination
• San Diego - NDF#19 Sisters in Crime
• Los Angeles - NDF#26 Playing with Fire
• Los Angeles; Los Gatos (fictional town 1 hour outside of LA - not the same Los Gatos that is in the Bay Area) - NDF#34 Vanishing Act
• Beverly Hills - NDF#47 Flirting with Danger
• San Francisco - NDF#75 A Talent for Murder
• Carmel - NDF#83 Diamond Deceit
• Hollywood - NDF#120 Dangerous Loves
• San Francisco - NDF#122 Strange Memories

COLORADO

• Seven Rocks (fictional town in the Rocky Mountains) - #99 The Mystery at Seven Rocks
• Mount Mirage (fictional resort similar to Aspen or Steamboat Springs) - SMys The Last Resort
• Central City - SMys Mystery Train (basis for Her Interative game #13 Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon, partially set in Copper Gorge CO)
• Mesa Verde National Park - Campfire Stories #4 The Secret of Hawk Canyon

HAWAII

• Honolulu, Maui, Hana, Mauna Loa - #36 The Secret of the Golden Pavilion
• Maui - #143 Mystery on Maui
• Honolulu, Maui, Niihau - SMys Tropic of Fear
• Honolulu - NDF#23 Sinister Paradise
• Her Interactive game #15 The Creature of Kapu Cave -

MONTANA

• Misty Canyon (fictional area) - #86 The Mystery of Misty Canyon
• Lost River (mountains of Northwest MT) - NDF#6 White Water Terror

NEVADA

• in the Desert (fly into Las Vegas) - #52 The Secret of the Forgotten City

OREGON

• coastal area near Portland - NDF#36 Over the Edge

UTAH

• Salt Lake City - SMys At All Costs

WASHINGTON

• Seattle - #76 The Eskimo's Secret
• Seattle - #102 A Secret in the Dark
• Eagle County (fictional city) - #107 The Legend of Miner's Creek
• Seattle - SMys Murder on the 4th of July
• Seattle - NDF#13 Wings of Fear
• Enumclaw, near Tacoma - NDF#103 Heart of Ice
• Seattle? - Campfire Stories #5 False Accusation
• San Juan Islands - Her Interactive game #9 Danger in Deception Island

WYOMING

• Cheyenne - #68 The Elusive Heiress
• Greville (fictional? town in the "Wind River Range" of the Rockies) - SMys High Survival
• Yellowstone Park - NDF#95 An Instinct for Trouble

MIDWEST

ILLINOIS (Simon & Schuster now officially considers IL Nancy's home state, i.e., the locus of River Heights)

• Southern IL, near Cairo (?) - #12 The Message in the Hollow Oak (revised)
• Chicago - #84 The Joker's Revenge
• Chicago - #87 The Case of the Rising Stars
• Bentley (fictional town) - #93 The Case of the Safecracker's Secret
• Chicago - #125 The Teen Model Mystery
• Chicago - #162 The Case of the Lost Song

INDIANA

• Bear Hollow (fictional town in Southern IN) and Lincoln City - #131 The Hidden Inheritance
• Indianapolis - SMys Out of Control

KENTUCKY

• Louisville - NDF#46 Win, Place or Die

MICHIGAN

• Echo Lake - ND Notebooks #49 The Sand Castle Mystery

MINNESOTA

• Minneapolis/St. Paul - #133 The Mystery at the Crystal Palace

MISSOURI

• St. Louis - #12 The Message in the Hollow Oak (revised)

NEBRASKA

• Emerald (fictional) - SMys Mystery Train

SOUTH DAKOTA

• near Rapid City in the Black Hills, also Badlands - #148 On the Trail of Trouble

TENNESSEE

• Memphis - SMys Best of Enemies

WISCONSIN

• Minosha - #91 The Girl Who Couldn't Remember
• Butter Ridge (fictional? ski resort area) - #128 The Treasure in the Royal Tower

EAST

CONNECTICUT

• Bridgehaven - #113 The Secret Lost at Sea
• Bridgeville (fictional town?) - NDF#90 Stage Fright

MAINE

• "Candleton" (probably Ogonquit or York, though not explicitly said to be in Maine in the text) - #23 The Mystery of the Tolling Bell
• Dover (fictitonal town on the coast) - #92 The Ghost of Craven Cove
• Rockport - NDF#121 Natural Enemies
• Lake Sebago - Campfire Stories #1 North Woods Celebration

MARYLAND

• Misty Lake (near Frederick) - #11 The Clue of the Broken Locket - revised text
• Baltimore - #132 The Fox Hunt Mystery
• Baltimore - #149 The Clue of the Gold Doubloons
• western MD - NDF#32 High Marks for Malice
• Baltimore - NDF#68 Crosscurrents
• Annapolis - NDF#81 Making Waves

MASSACHUSETTS

• Boston - #83 The Case of the Vanishing Veil
• White Falls (fictional town in the Berkshires) - #105 The Clue in the Antique Trunk
• Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard - #123 The Clue on the Silver Screen
• Westbridge (in the Berkshires) - NDF#109 Love Notes

• Jersey Shore -Her Interactive game#8 The Haunted Carousel (book of the same name was set in River Heights)

NEW YORK (This does not include every visit Nancy makes to Aunt Eloise!)

• Adirondacks (near fictional village of York) - #29 The Mystery at the Ski Jump
• New York City - #26 The Clue of the Leaning Chimney
• New York City - #31 The Ringmaster's Secret
• New York City - #38 The Mystery of the Fire Dragon
• Cooperstown - #49 The Secret of Mirror Bay
• New York City - #63 The Twin Dilemma
• Upstate New York - #98 The Haunting of Horse Island
• Putney Grove (fictional town) - #117 Mystery on the Menu
• New York City, Southampton - #130 The Sign of the Falcon
• Brooklyn - #135 The Riddle of the Ruby Gazelle
• New York City, Adirondacks - #160 The Clue on the Crystal Dove
• New York City - SMys A Crime for Christmas
• New York City - SMys Hits and Misses
• Sarasota - SMys High Stakes
• New York City - NDF#2 Deadly Intent
• The Hamptons - NDF#48, 49, 50 Summer of Love Trilogy
• New York City - NDF#77 Danger on Parade
• New York City - NDF#89 Designs in Crime
• New York City - NDF#107 Anything for Love
• Long Island, North Shore - NDF#118 Betrayed by Love
• "upstate" - Her Interactive #21 Warnings at Waverly Academy (original book The Curse of the Black Cat was set in River Heights)

PENNSYLVANIA

• Amish country, near Lancaster - #33 Witch Tree Symbol
• Allegheny Mountains (could be another state?) - Ghost Stories #2 - story #1 Vampire Cave
• Philadelphia - SMys A Question of Guilt
• "Moon Lake" - Her Interactive game #7 Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake

RHODE ISLAND

• Block Island (fictional? island in Great Salt Pond?) - NDF#98 Island of Secrets

VERMONT

• Big Birch Ski Area - NDF#3 Murder on Ice

VIRGINIA

• Charlottesville - #34 The Hidden Window Mystery
• Quantico - SMys Spies & Lies
• Williamsburg - SMys Exhibition of Evil
• Alexandria - NDF#7 Deadly Doubles
• suburbs of DC - Campfire Stories #2 The Perfect Prince

WASHINGTON DC

• #13 - The Mystery of the Ivory Charm - visits the White House
• #124 - The Secret of the Scarlet Hand (basis for Her Interactive game #6)
• #142 - The Case of Capital Intrigue
• SMys Desperate Measures
• NDF#29 Pure Poison

WEST VIRGINIA

• Deerville (fictional town? in the Pistol Ridge Mountains) - could be VA or TN - SMys Desperate Measures

SOUTHEAST

FLORIDA

• Cape Kennedy (Canaveral) - #18 (revised) The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion
• Florida Keys - #28 The Clue of the Black Keys
• near Key Biscayne and Miami - #55 Mystery of Crocodile Island
• Fort Lauderdale - #67 The Sinister Omen
• Miami (secondary location) - #70 The Broken Anchor
• Everglades National Park, Flamingo and Miami - #161 Lost in the Everglades
• Fort Lauderdale - NDF#5 Hit and Run Holiday
• Sarasota - NDF#82 Dangerous Relations
• Key West - NDF#85 Sea of Suspicion
• Naval Air Station in Panhandle - NDF#106 Flying Too High

LOUISIANA

• New Orleans - #25 The Ghost of Blackwood Hall
• New Orleans - #35 The Haunted Showboat
• New Orleans - #91 The Mardi Gras Mystery (basis for Her Interactive game # 17 Legend of the Crystal Skull)
• New Orleans - SMys Nightmare in New Orleans

NORTH CAROLINA

• Pelican Island (fictional? island off the shores of N.C.) - Ghost Stories - story #3 Blackbeard's Skull

OKLAHOMA

• Medicine Bluff - #155 - The Mystery in Tornado Alley (basis for Her Interactive game #22 Trail of the Twister)
• Quartz Mountain (fictional? area near Oklahoma City) - SMys Buried in Time

SOUTH CAROLINA

• Charleston - #97 The Mystery at Magnolia Mansion
• Charleston - SMys Courting Disaster

TEXAS

• Padre Island (on the Gulf Coast) - SMys Shock Waves
• outside San Antonio - NDF#11 Heart of Danger

Honorable Mention

Vermont, New Hampshire - Mystery at Ski Jump

 © 1998, Lea Shangraw Fox